Midweek Check-In: Why is everyone talking about AI
.... you 🫵 might wanna jump on this bandwagon❗❗
Guten Tag, Dear Innovator 🫡
It’s a little over one week into 2025.
Have you been doing things differently, or it’s business as usual? 😏
We’re judging you sha!
anywaysss….
Last month, we’d done a rundown of the tech trends that people have been hyper-focused on, and for some reason, AI has been at the top of everyone’s list.
Why?
It’s a no-brainer 🤪
For starters, it makes everyone’s life easier (ChatGPT and co. are in for a long thing 😂), plussss a trend that’s estimated to boost Africa’s GDP to $1.2 trillion by 2030 isn’t something to joke about.
From healthcare to finance, AI is not just knocking on doors; it’s breaking them down. It’s also changing how tech businesses operate, innovate, and compete.
Rn, the AI market is booming with investors who are pouring 🤑 millions and billions into AI tech companies. The potential for growth is massive, and tech founders who’ve already jumped on the AI train keep testifying to being able to do more with less!
This means: more accurate predictions, faster data analysis, and innovative solutions that were once beyond imagination.
There’s Mixbook, for example, that uses AI to suggest captions for photo books, making their user experience more personal and engaging; there’s Google Maps that uses AI to optimise travel routes 💯; and there are also tons of AI-powered chatbots which can handle customers’ inquiries 24/7.
To think that these are just the basics o! 👀
If you wanna find out which African tech solution providers have been leveraging AI to make their products better in 2025, watch out for our newsletter this Saturday.
We’ll do an in-depth analysis on the benefits, the challenges that they’ve been able to improve with it and a roadmap on how to integrate AI into your tech product too.
Don’t miss it! 🥵
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To get you started…
Try TensorFlow or PyTorch. If you’re looking to dive into building an AI model, these are your go-to libraries.
Also, if you're thinking about integrating a chatbot in your product, Dialogflow can help you build one with minimal coding.
You’re welcome!
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Be back soon. Toodles! 👋